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Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

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Curl Defining Gelée

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Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), isopropyl palmitate, polyquaternium-37, dicaprylyl carbonate, fragrance (parfum), tocopherol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, coco-glucoside, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, phenoxyethanol, cetrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-46, hydroxyethylcellulose, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, sodium nitrate, phenylpropanol, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, diheptyl succinate 8	Deionized water, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, methyl gluceth-10, polyquaternium-11, polysorbate-20, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, gardenia, fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Water (aqua/eau), isopropyl palmitate, polyquaternium-37, dicaprylyl carbonate, fragrance (parfum), tocopherol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, coco-glucoside, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, phenoxyethanol, cetrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-46, hydroxyethylcellulose, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, sodium nitrate, phenylpropanol, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, diheptyl succinate

Deionized water, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, methyl gluceth-10, polyquaternium-11, polysorbate-20, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, gardenia, fragrance

Notable ingredients

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Sodium nitrate

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Phenylpropanol, Propanediol

Solvent: Deionized water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Deodorant: Caprylyl glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

Water (aqua/eau)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Isopropyl palmitate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Polyquaternium-37

Function: Film forming

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.